Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: Toussaint Louverture : Chef des Noirs Insurgés de Saint Domingue.
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Accession number:
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63-149
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Record number:
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63-149
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JCB call number:
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Print Fr796 .T734L
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Image title:
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Toussaint Louverture : Chef des Noirs Insurgés de Saint Domingue.
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Place image published:
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Paris
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Image publisher:
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chez Jean rue Jean de Beauvais. No 10.
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Image date:
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[between 1796 and 1799]
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Image function:
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print
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Technique:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Image dimension height:
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32.1 cm
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Image dimension width:
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23.6 cm
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Page dimension height:
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35.3 cm
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Page dimension width:
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25.8 cm
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Materials medium:
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ink, colors
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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Portrait of Toussaint Louverture on horseback with sword. In the background are fortifications and a ship.
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notes:
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Louverture (ca. 1743-1803) was a leader of the Haitian Revolution. Originally named François Dominique Toussaint, he led the rebellion of slaves against the Spanish and French rulers of the island of Hispaniola (present-day Haiti and Santo Domingo), successfully fought for the abolition of slavery, and briefly established a black-governed French protectorate. There are no existing portraits of Toussaint Louverture drawn from the life. This portrait was made as part of a series of portraits of generals of the French Revolution.
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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References:
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Daguillard, F. Mystérieux dans la gloire, p. 13
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1963.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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Caribbean Islands
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Subject Area:
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Portraits
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Subject headings:
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Haiti--History--Revolution, 1791-1804
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